Жанр "Биографии. Мемуары"

The notorious adventurer and seducer Giacomo Casanova tells of his travels – on the run from the authorities of his native Venice...

The influence of Antonin Artaud on the contemporary theatre has only become evident since the early Sixties, although writers and...

The funny, frank and full autobiography of the nation's favourite comedian.

'It's the first time I've done this. Other people...

April 1944. Nineteen-year-old Rudolf Vrba and fellow inmate Fred Wetzler became two of the very first Jews to successfully escape...

The inspiring memoir from TV traveller Simon Reeve's life of amazing adventures in over 120 countries and the most remote and...

One of the most brilliant writers of her day, George Eliot (1819-1880) was also one of the most talked about. Intellectual and...

The long-awaited memoir from international football ambassador, former co-owner of Arsenal FC and legend of the game: David...

In this elegiac and heartfelt memoir, Melvyn Bragg recreates his youth in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton: a working-class boy...

Born in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had...

A powerful and intensely moving memoir by an NHS surgeon who volunteered in war zones, operating under the most extreme...

Pip Fallow was born in the coal-miner's cottage where his family of eight lived, in a village near Durham. Pip was destined to...

Lennon... , Sheff...

The last major interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, conducted by New York Times bestselling author David Sheff, featuring a...

Martin O’Neill is one of the most fascinating and respected figures in football. In On Days Like These, he tells the story of his...

Williams... , Sternfeld...

A moving, unflinching memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back.

When Michael...

The perfect gift for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this is a charming collection of classic stories from James Herriot's...

'Don't think, dear' said Balanchine. 'Just do.'
For centuries, being a ballerina has been synonymous with being beautiful, thin,...

In January 2020, Amy Bloom travelled with her husband Brian to Switzerland, where he was helped by Dignitas to end his life while...

Richard Thompson came of age during an extraordinary moment in 1960s Britain — as music began to reflect a great cultural...

This updated edition of the bestselling and wildly popular I Am the Secret Footballer features a new introduction and an...

The Tastemaker charts the singular life of a man who has been at the beating heart of music's most iconic moments for over sixty...

Why were so many authors of the greatest works of literature consumed by alcoholism? In The Trip to Echo Spring, Olivia Laing...

Kerri ni Dochartaigh was born in Derry at the very height of the Troubles. One parent was Catholic, the other Protestant. In the...

Wishing to leave behind the isolation of her Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one-way flight to Berlin. She rents a...

What did your face look like before your parents were born? Who are you? What is your true self? These are the questions in Ruth...

Two days after the Winter Solstice in 2019 Kerri and her partner M moved to a small, remote railway cottage in the heart of...

Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, mystery - Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors is cult...

‘I too wanted to forget that girl. Really forget her, that is, stop yearning to write about her. Stop thinking that I have to...

Global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson reveals the secrets to success in business

In Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard...

What will you sacrifice for the truth?

Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. But her work tracking...

A fascinating journey into the life of H.G. Wells, from one of Britain's best biographers

How did the first forty years of H....